I, Who Was Reincarnated as an Evil Character With Cheat-Level Stats in an Eroge, Will Live Freely in This Life
We were talking at the entrance to the alley.
“What? Senpai, aren’t you coming?”
“Yeah, I’ve got something to do, so you two take her home.”
“What do you have to do?”
“Just some shopping. Besides, it’s better to take her home quickly. Her parents might be looking for her.”
“You’re right. Let’s go! Miku nee!”
“Yeah…”
And so the three of them left.
I waited until I couldn’t see their backs anymore, then returned to the alley.
“Alright…”
Last night, I considered calling the police in advance, but without any evidence, there’s no way they’d do anything.
I don’t have any connections, so I’ll have to do this alone.
My physical abilities and reaction time are far superior to my past self, so I shouldn’t lose easily.
“But first…”
Just in case, I activated the recording function on my smartphone.
It’s just a precaution, but it might serve as evidence, so it’s better to be prepared.
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—I finally arrived at my destination.
There were two people there… Are they college students? Or working adults? I can’t tell.
To be honest, I’m not sure, but they’re definitely not minors.
Both of them were wearing masks and hats, so I couldn’t see their faces clearly.
They were also more muscular than I expected.
Both of them were about the same height as me and had fairly toned bodies.
“What? Who the hell are you? What are you doing here?”
“Ugh, this is a pain in the ass.”
The slick guys said that when they saw me.
When I saw their faces, I became quite angry.
I couldn’t forgive what they had done, more than I had expected.
“Hey, do you guys realize how despicable what you’re doing is?”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
“That’s rude! Who the hell are you anyway?”
The two of them said this in a sharp tone.
“Shut up… I know you’ve been attacking many women.”
Even though I knew there was evidence on my smartphone, I deliberately provoked them, thinking that if I could get them to admit it, that would be enough.
When the two heard my words, their expressions changed.
“Who the hell are you?!”
“If you know this place… Damn it! Are you maybe the family of the people we attacked?”
“Hahaha!!! If that’s the case, you’re just an idiot. We have the video we took, you know? Do you want us to spread it around? I don’t know whose family you are, but if we spread it around for everyone, your family will be finished.”
The two stupid-looking guys were making assumptions and saying such things.
And the two of them were grinning with twisted faces.
Still, if it gets leaked, it’ll be bad, so we absolutely have to take these guys to the police.
Anyway, they’re really unpleasant people.
The victims aren’t related to me, but it’s still really upsetting.
“How can you guys do such inhumane things?”
“Huh? Because we want to! That’s all there is to it, isn’t it? Are you stupid?”
“You’re really scum… You’re saying you ruined the lives of the women who were victimized for that reason…”
I’m glad I came.
It won’t save the victims, but these guys need to be turned over to the police as soon as possible.
“By the way, how long are you going to keep talking like that? Do you understand your situation? We can spread the video anytime we want.”
“Have you two been threatening us like this the whole time?”
“So what? There’s nothing you can do about it anyway.”
“Hahaha!!! Hey, this guy is annoying. Should we beat him up?”
“That’s true. Then stay still. If you move even one step, we’ll spread the video immediately.”
Saying that, the two of them stood up and approached me.
The slick guy in front of me said,
“Hey, this guy’s scared shitless and won’t say a word. His face is frozen too!!!”
“You’re right. What the hell did he come here for? Anyway, his face really pisses me off.”
“Yeah, right? He’s annoying enough just for being good-looking, but his personality is even worse. Let’s beat him up already!”
Saying that, one of the guys lunges at me.
“Come on!!!”
However, I grab his fist and counterattack, knocking him down with one blow.
“Gah!!!”
The guy who took my punch falls to the ground.
“You… you!!!”
Then the other guy, seeing that, picked up a stick lying on the ground and swung it at me.
If it hit, it would be dangerous, but that’s assuming it hit.
The stick the guy was holding was heavy and moved much slower than a normal punch. Of course, I dodged it easily.
From my perspective, an enemy wielding such an awkward, hard-to-grip weapon was much easier to deal with.
“What?!”
After dodging the attack, the guy was wide open because he was using the stick.
I turned around in a hurry and counterattacked the guy who had turned toward me.
In an instant, both guys were knocked out.
In my previous life, I was a martial artist, so normally I wouldn’t lay a hand on ordinary people, but with scum like this, it’s no problem.
Besides, in this world, I’m not a martial artist or anything.
“Let’s check…”
I searched their pockets to see if there was any evidence on their smartphones.
“But I don’t know the password…”
Even though I thought that, when I checked the smartphone, the password itself wasn’t set.
“No way…”
It’s ridiculous that people who would take such videos wouldn’t even set a password.
Still, it’s convenient.
I checked the camera roll on the smartphone.
It’s not good to look through someone else’s smartphone without permission, but in this case, it’s better to look.
If evidence comes up, along with the recording from earlier, it’ll be easy to convict them.
Then I found a lot of videos on the smartphone.
Of course, they weren’t adult videos, and since they were taken in this location, there’s no mistake about it.
I won’t check the details for the victim’s sake, but it’s enough evidence.
Just then, I heard a voice.
“Kisaragi…”
“Mi… Suzukaze?”
There was Miku, whom I thought had gone home with Kana.
“What’s this? Did you do this?”
Miku asked with a sharp gaze.
Coming at this timing… If someone who doesn’t know anything sees this, it just looks like I’m the one who assaulted two men.
It’s going to get complicated, but there’s no need to make excuses.
“Yes.”
“I see…”
Given that Miku doesn’t tolerate violence, I thought she’d press me further, but surprisingly, she remained calm.
Then Miku paused for a moment and said,
“So, what happened?”
“I thought you’d press me further, but you’re surprisingly calm.”
“I came back because I thought something was off. Of course I’ll ask why.”
“I see…”
Still, how should I explain it…
To be honest, this is a difficult topic to discuss with a woman, but if I don’t tell her the truth, Miku won’t be satisfied.
I decided to explain the situation to her.
“These guys are s*x offenders.”
“Huh? What do you mean… No, but if I think about it…”
Just hearing that, Miku probably understood.
The reason why they were about to be brought here.
“So, is there any evidence?”
Miku asked cautiously.
Even Miku seemed tense upon hearing the term “s*x offenders.”
“Evidence… Well, there is some, but it’s better not to see it. I guess this side is okay.”
I decided it was better not to show her the contents of my smartphone, so I played her the recording I had made earlier.
“Really… is that so?”
“Yeah.”
“Did Kisaragi know about this when he came here? That we were being targeted…”
The content was what it was.
Miku seemed shocked.
I knew it, there’s no doubt about that, but I didn’t know how to explain it.
I hesitated for a moment, but decided to say what came to mind.
“Half and half, I guess… Well, since it’s come to this, I’ll explain it to some extent.”
And so I told her the story, mixing in some lies. I couldn’t tell her that I knew about it from my gaming knowledge.
I explained that I learned about the incident from a woman I met in middle school, whose sister had been a victim and had confided in me.
She said she couldn’t report it to the police because they threatened to spread the video.
I explained their modus operandi of exploiting innocent children, and that the crime scene was in this area.
I also mentioned that while searching for the crime scene, I happened to encounter Miku and her friends, and since their situation was similar, I returned them.
I tried to explain it as clearly as possible.
“I see…”
When I explained it, Miku was shocked but also very angry.
Given that Miku already dislikes men, this incident might make things worse…
But there’s no time to linger on that now.
Thinking that, I left Miku alone to think it over and called the police.
Maiban